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The joke “I’m sorry we are late, my toddler had to put on their jacket” isn’t a joke once you’ve experienced it.

No amount of planning ahead can foresee every hiccup in getting a kiddo out the door...

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I'm not saying you need to foresee every hiccup. I am saying you need to allow yourself enough time getting ready to deal with them when they occur.

spookthesunsetOP6y ago

Indeed. That is true for people with or without kids. If you are consistently late, you are doing something wrong. Might be not enough time, could be an unrealistic start time, who knows. But if you are always late... as they say, brother that is on you.

MFLoon6y ago

I shudder at the thought of my chronically late friends having kids and exacerbating their already borderline intolerable chronic lateness.

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reificator6y ago

The earlier you get them up in order to get them out the door, the harder it becomes to get them out the door.

You think it's hard to get a kid to get ready in the morning? Try getting a cranky, tired kid ready in the morning.

Please, respond by saying that the solution is to put them to bed earlier. I know you want to.

rags2riches6y ago

On the contrary, I found that the mornings I had a wide time margin, most things went smoothly and I could enjoy the time with my children. When I was nearly late from the start, things would go bad and soon even worse. I put it down to the difference in my patience and attitude in dealing with the inevitable little hiccups. In other words, I was to blame when we were late.

randlet6y ago

Ok I'll bite. What's your response to my obvious retort?

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gbacon6y ago

I used to think I knew a lot about what parents ought to do.

Then I became a father.

randlet6y ago

I'm preaching what I practice for what it's worth.

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randlet6y ago

I'm not saying you need to foresee every hiccup. I am saying you need to allow yourself enough time getting ready to deal with them when they occur.

spookthesunsetOP6y ago

MFLoon6y ago

I shudder at the thought of my chronically late friends having kids and exacerbating their already borderline intolerable chronic lateness.

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reificator6y ago

The earlier you get them up in order to get them out the door, the harder it becomes to get them out the door.

You think it's hard to get a kid to get ready in the morning? Try getting a cranky, tired kid ready in the morning.

Please, respond by saying that the solution is to put them to bed earlier. I know you want to.

rags2riches6y ago

randlet6y ago

Ok I'll bite. What's your response to my obvious retort?

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gbacon6y ago

I used to think I knew a lot about what parents ought to do.

Then I became a father.

randlet6y ago

I'm preaching what I practice for what it's worth.

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